Biology

Physiology

Hitmonchan is a tan colored, human-shaped Pokémon. His body resembles a light purple tunic with a kilt and fists resemble red boxing gloves. His enlarged shoulders give the appearance of shoulder pads. His purple feet give the appearance of a pair of a boxer shoes. Unlike his parallel evolution, Hitmonlee, he has a mouth and a visible separation between body and head.

Gender differences

Hitmonchan is a male-only species with no female counterpart.

Special abilities

Hitmonchan's most notable ability is his wide versatility in boxing. His major attacks are almost all punches, making use of the boxing gloves that protect his fists. He used to be the only Pokémon who could learn all threeelementalpunches.

Although they have an extremely well developed talent in quick, light blows, Hitmonchan can also throw power-packedpunches. By punching in corkscrew fashion, they are able to punch through solid concrete in the same way as a drill. Like most Fighting Pokémon, he can also learn some Rock and Ground moves.

Before attacking a target, Hitmonchan will spin his arms to increase the power of his attacks. Both his speed and power punches slice the air, and are launched at such a high speed, just a slight graze by one can cause a burn.

Behavior

It is widely said that Hitmonchan possesses the spirit of a professional boxer working towards the world championship. With an indomitable spirit pushing him to work harder, he never gives up, especially in the face of adversity. However, he usually needs a short break after each fight he takes part in.

Hitmonchan are known to casually practice and hone their abilities by launching unseen volleys of punches. Since they are not normally found in the wild, it can be hard to determine their behavior without a Trainer's influence. When under the possession of a Trainer, however, a Hitmonchan will eventually take after the person, as most Pokémon do; he may become a hard worker, striving to become better, or he might fight for bad purposes without question.

Habitat

Hitmonchan are extremely rare in the wild, and have virtually never been seen. He is an urban species that would typically be found near cities or suburbs rather than in forests. But, some Hitmonchan have been known to train in the mountains or at facilities made for such work, such as an abandoned fighting dojo. While it is unknown where they came from originally, they were first found in Kanto.

Another classic replay of the Hitmonlee versus Hitmonchan battle was performed in Pasta La Vista. A Trainer named Kyle owned a Hitmonchan that was used in battle to decide the fate of his father's fighting dojo.

Trivia

Hitmonchan learns the most increased-priority moves by level up out of all Pokémon, with six.

Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee are the only Pokémon that weren't previously related through an evolution family, then later gained a shared pre-evolution.

The colors of Hitmonchan's boxing gloves are a reference to the traditional boxing colors, referring to the red corner (normal) and the blue corner (Shiny).

Hitmonchan's Gold, HeartGold and Generation V Pokédex entries mentions that it needs a short break after 3 minutes of fighting. This is a reference to a traditional boxing matches, in which each round normally lasts 3 minutes.

Origin

He may be a personification of boxing, a fighting style and sport that focuses on punching. His head and "hair" slightly resembles a human hand.

Name origin

Hitmonchan is a combination of hit, monster, and Chan (a reference to Jackie Chan), perhaps meaning "the monster that hits like Jackie Chan". The name is also related to Hitmonlee and Hitmontop, both of which are parallel evolutions to it as of Generation II.